All mammals large and small that make their homes in the mountains, valleys, deserts and coasts of California are covered in this book. Features full-color photographs, color illustrations of each species, detailed drawings of prints and tracks. Each account also includes detailed descriptions of habitat, food, young, den, and similar species, as well as fun facts about natural history and behavior. Also includes range maps. Color-coded header bars for each section organize the mammals into seven major groups.

IAN SHELDON is an accomplished artist, nature illustrator and ecologist with a degree in Ecology from Cambridge University. His studies have taken him around the world--through-out North and South America, Europe, Southeast Asia and South Africa.

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A passionate natural scientist with two science degrees under his belt, Ian Sheldon became distracted by the fine arts. He is now an established artist, and his shows in San Francisco, New York, across Canada and in England have firmly established his presence in the art world. Ian Sheldon has been listed in the Canadian Who’s Who since 2004, and further recognition has come from his other alma mater, the University of Alberta. Combining his talents as an artist with his academic knowledge of wildlife, Ian has published dozens of nature guides that grace bookshelves across North America. Hundreds of the original entomological illustrations are now a permanent part of the university’s highly reputed Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, serving as a testament to the artist’s skill in yet another creative arena.

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